Dr. William T. Bolton, was a former client for whom the Greenes
had designed two earlier houses. In the spring of 1906, he
commissioned the design of another residence in Pasadena including
furniture. The Bolton house design is distinguished by a bay
of tall stairwell windows on the north elevation, allowing
for much light and a minimum of direct sun. Casement windows
in a variety of shapes and sizes respond to specific interior
functions and give the house its unusual character. The floor
plan shows a somewhat narrow rectangle, with the roof ridge
positioned lengthwise to emphasize the length and horizontal
mass of the house. The gable roof that runs the width of the
house results in more interior space devoted to hallways for
movement. Dr. Bolton died before the house could be occupied,
with only the dining-room furniture completed. His widow rented
the house, partly furnished, to Mrs. Belle Barlow Bush, who
continued as the Greenes’ client, commissioning the
remaining furniture and making alterations to the house in
1907.